Citing the internet as my credible source, I’ve read that if you are falling in an elevator and jump just as it impacts the bottom you can lessen the impact.

I feel like I have reached that point of well F*#K it can’t hurt with my $850 w115 240D. In these threads you can see I have verified camshaft timing and Fuel delivery ad nauseum.

I put ½ oz oil in each cylinder and saw my compression numbers jump so I gather I am loosing compression by the rings. A leak down test pointed this way as well. The closest it came to starting was right after the oil was added, actually got going enough the starter disengaged.

In my final act of won’t quit I put Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinders today and will let them soak a week to see if perhaps I have a stuck ring or two.

Then I don’t know. Could drag it to an indy and have him confirm what I already know perhaps ask the price of a rebuild although that calculation might involve a divorce attorney. There is a 616.916 on ebay for $1000 delivered. I could part it out but it’s a nice body with what looks like an expensive repaint and other recent care.

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